Gambling Addiction & Recovery Support Group

Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. A preferred term among many professionals is problem gambling, as few people described by the term experience true compulsions in the clinical sense of the word. Problem gambling often is defined by whether harm is experienced by the gambler or others rather...

holidays are high-risk time for gamblers

i have some time off over these holidays, not by choice, but kinda forced to. and what i would like to do most is gamble - be out where there lots of people, sit at the machines, enjoy the pretty pictures. what a farce! but oh what fun. such a destructive way to have fun, though. pathetic and not possible to sustain. today i got half way there and drove back home. not going today. hope i don't go tomorrow. i'm going to see about going to some GA mtgs out of town. if i can drive 35 miles to the casino, i can drive 40 miles to a meeting.

that is fantastic, you made a good choice today, you are right gambling is destructive and its promise of fun is rubbish for those of us that become addicted. 5 extra miles to hope tomorrow, you can do it. hugs just for today we will not gamble

Very good! I'm so glad you got back home before reaching the Casino :) WTG! That would've been almost impossible for me to do...I've been gambling free for almost months now...&amp; I know I wouldn't have made it this far without my GA meetings :) Group Unity really works, for me. One day at a time, I'm proud of you :) Love, Robin

Hey.... I know exactly what you mean... I feel like since I have a break from classes at school... that I am just bored stiff sitting in the house all day and Ill I think about is how fun gambling would be... but shoot there was life before I was introuduced to gambling so I try to think of other things I did before gambling..... Good job in turning around... that takes alot of will power.....

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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??

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